The bill stipulates that the West Indian manatee will be treated as an endangered species according to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. This means that the manatee will receive legal protection ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

Last year's jump in perinatal deaths — although the scientific jury is still out — could likely be fallout from two years of manatee famine in the Indian River Lagoon region due to seagrass loss.

Speed limit cameras will no longer monitor Manatee County school zones outside of posted hours for reduced speeds in response to complaints from motorists surprised by tickets sent to their mailbox.

After reviewing scientific and commercial data, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday proposed separate Endangered Species Act listings for two West Indian manatee subspecies.

The Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park on Okaloosa Island has opened a new habitat, Manatee Cove, to house two rescued manatees, Lil Joe and Inigo. The renovated habitat, a former dolphin exhibit ...

Last year's jump in perinatal deaths — although the scientific jury is still out — could likely be fallout from two years of manatee famine in the Indian River Lagoon region due to seagrass loss. FWC ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service proposal calls for establishing separate listings under the Endangered Species Act for two subspecies of the West Indian manatee, which now is classified as threatened.

Manatees belong to the order Sirenia, which includes the Amazonian, African and West Indian manatee species. While Sirenian fossils have been found globally, only Florida and the Caribbean contain ...

Manatee County continued to more closely scrutinize ... at the Saltmeadows development on the south side of S.R. 62 to the west of Sand Marsh Avenue in Parrish; a 5-2 vote for a final plat for ...

When active, manatees must surface every three to five minutes to breathe but they can hold their breath for as long as 20 minutes when resting. Florida is at the northern end of the West Indian ...

So, there is a Florida manatee and an Antillean manatee, and both are subspecies of the overarching West Indian manatee. "The Florida manatee was wrongfully downlisted in 2017 and that didn't take ...